"I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically."

"Do what you love doing."

"We have raise our girls to celebrate their power and our boys to consider that an asset."

"I drink too much coffee."

"The reason I met my husband was because I remembered a friend's birthday. The moral of the story is: Remember people's birthdays."

"I've always had a tomboy quality to me that I embrace and don't run away from. At the same time I'm a real girlie-girl."

"Small gestures can have a big impact."

"Live your life truthfully, do what's right for you--not what others think is right for you."

"I do believe the balance lies in yourself. I can't say I can do it all, because I can't."

"It's really time for weak men to get out of the way and let us do our jobs."

"I'm gobsmacked that it's 2017 and women constantly worry about being seen as a bitch vs successful leader."

"I'm always shocked when actors have diva-esque behavior."

"You do your best work when you feel safe. "

"Even when I'm spread thin there's never been a time where I've regretted helping others."

"I think the whole world should try not talking for a day."

"What a wonderful time for women on television."

"I'm one of those strange people: I really love going to the gym."

"I am a big believer in women's lib, but I love when a man holds a door for me."

"I don't understand executives that pit women against each other."

"I am such a scaredy-cat."

"There's a profound difference between a man not fearing a woman and men actually respecting women."

"It's great for boys to see their moms work and achieve their goals."

"That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play."

"I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate."

"We need to instill in young girls that age is a privilege. I like my mind more at 50 than I did at 30."

"I love being my husbands wife."

"If you’re not there for yourself, you’ll be totally absent everywhere."

"I can tend to over-think things."

"The best thing a person can be is of-some-use."

"If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someone's day."

"The hardest thing about being an actor, and especially when you're a woman trying to also have a family and a relationship, is to maintain some sort of normalcy."

"It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried."

"Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen."

"I think that power comes in numbers, and we're in an industry where the actors need to have a bigger voice."

"I'm a believer in 'Ignorance is bliss'."

"The red carpet is really the only thing that makes me nervous."

"The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes."